carving a niche
hong sheng went to submit his sch withdrawal form already.... n ya, as much as i dun wan it, i juz lost another classmate...
he said he has totally no interest..
n i hope tt i seriously can graduate from diz cuz i haf totally no interest in it too...
i'm prayin hard tt nth bad happens... cuz it's gonna b my final yr...

n ya, comin back to him..
we were tokin to him on edmw tt day...
tok to him abt his future plans.. rly afraid tt he will regret or sth cuz it's gonna b real hard for him to go to ns wif o's cert n comin out to study and wk part-time after tt..
n based on his personality, i juz feel tt he wldnt haf much mood to study after tt...
i dunno for sure, well, tt's juz purely a guess...
n bear was tokin abt carvin a niche... cuz he n wake felt tt it doesnt rly matter to go ns nw or ltr i guess.. since hs no longer has any interest in it...

n back to carvin a niche.. he was sayin tt carvin a niche is nt when u wk for ppl.. it's when ppl wk for u... n tt's wad's gonna b the topic of diz post!!

tok to shawn abt diz tt day too.. n we both agreed on things:

carving a niche, imo, is when ur well-known in the industry ur workin in...
it's when u go ard n ppl recognise u when ur doin so 'tt's xxxx n i heard tt he/she is so gd at doin xxxxx!'
it's when ur being headhunted juz purely cuz ur GD in diz industry...
it's when ppl fight for u to wk in their company...
it's when ur boss asks u to stay cuz he/she noes tt ur gd at wad ur doin..
n it's when u do it, n u noe u can definitely get it due to ur experiences.

found the meanin of niche on www.dictionary.com

1. an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.

2. a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing: to find one's niche in the business world.

3. a distinct segment of a market.

4. Ecology. the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals. –adjective

5. pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal: niche advertising.

on the oth hand, there's no big deal as to whether u haf ur own company or nt...
cuz u nv noe, who noes, ur company might fail juz lidat?
tt's y, for mi, it's a big diff when ppl say 'carving a niche'...
havin a company doesnt mean u haf made it... cuz it might mean tt u might fail too?


i'm gonna post diz at a ltr time on edmw.. n c wad the rest says..
nv too bad to share wad i tink on forums, rite? =)